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What to do with a Hornby N15 missing its dome


SRman

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Last weekend I bought a cheap Hornby N15 at our local swap meeting. It was missing its dome but it ran sweetly and all other bits were present, including the Hornby bag of bits. It was the NRM model of 30777 Sir Lamiel, in BR late crest livery. I have memories of a ride behind Sir Lamiel on the Scarborough Spa Express back in 1984, when it was in SR green as 777.

 

After scouring eBay and the spares suppliers like Peters Spares (and others) and not finding any spare domes or even spare or damaged bodies, then the various component suppliers (247 Developments, Craftsman and so on) , I have to build my own dome.

 

I have made a start using Milliput. It is slightly undersized and a little crude at the moment but I will add a bit of filler and file it back to shape once set. It's a start!

 

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Edit: Another photo added, this time with 30799 for comparison. It occurred to me that I should compare the domes of two Maunsell locomotives rather than using the Urie Arthur.

 

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Thanks for that tip, Ivan. I didn't think of SEF.

 

If I can get hold of one of those that will save me a good deal of filing, filling and fettling.

 

Next stop: South Eastern Finecast's website!

 

Cheers.

 

Jeff.

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Adding a couple more pics of progress. I have tidied up the dome shape a little, although it is still a bit crude at the moment. I'll post a new entry when there is more obvious improvement.

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Hmmm....push your existing dome into some plasticine, remove locomotive, then 'cast' a new one from Milliput? But Horsetan has the best idea...SEF!

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Yes, I'll be phoning SEF later this week. With the 11 hour time difference plus working full-time it makes things a little awkward. I won't be doing it tonight as I'm off to see Yes playing in St Kilda.  :)

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The diameter is a little small, the top is too rounded, it's a little lopsided, and the base is still a little rough and crude, but it is starting to look like an N15 dome ... sort of. I have painted it roughly as that makes any faults more obvious than trying to detect them on the stark white of the Milliput.

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Edit: addendum: I have now phoned up South Eastern Finecast, who were extremely helpful and are able to supply me with a cast white metal dome from one of their kits. That means I probably won't do anything more on Sir Lamiel until that arrives.

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